Nguyen Kim was a Vietnamese statesman who was the ancestor of the famous Nguyễn Lords who later ruled south Vietnam. During his rule, the war with the Mạc dynasty started.
Temple of Nguyễn Kim in Huế
The Trịnh lords, formally titled as Viceroy of Trịnh, also known as the House of Trịnh or the Trịnh clan, were a feudal noble clan that ruled Đàng Ngoài during the Revival Lê dynasty. The Trịnh lords
Army of the Trinh lords, late 18th century
The painting of Đông Kinh (Hanoi) from the Red River in 1685 by Samuel Baron, representative of English East India Company in which depicted the residence of Trịnh lord (The King's Arsenal) labeled as number 1 (Vietnamese: Vương Phủ; chữ Hán: 王府).
Northern Vietnamese nobleman and wife from Hải Môn harbor (Đàng Ngoài) in 1595.
Two women and a child in Tonkin around the 1700s.